29 Best universities for Pharmacy in Tokyo

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Tokyo ranked based on their research performance in Pharmacy. A graph of 476K citations received by 23.2K academic papers made by 29 universities in Tokyo was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. University of Tokyo

For Pharmacy

#3 in Japan

#3 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,479
Founded: 1877

2. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Pharmacy

#5 in Japan

#5 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

3. Tokyo University of Science

For Pharmacy

#9 in Japan

#19 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 19,768
Founded: 1881

4. Waseda University

For Pharmacy

#16 in Japan

#56 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 47,094
Founded: 1882

5. Keio University

For Pharmacy

#21 in Japan

#64 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 33,518
Founded: 1858

6. Kitasato University

For Pharmacy

#24 in Japan

#80 in Asia

Founded: 1962

7. Toho University

For Pharmacy

#49 in Japan

#172 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

8. Gakushuin University

For Pharmacy

#58 in Japan

#223 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 9,240
Founded: 1877

9. Nihon University

For Pharmacy

#65 in Japan

#248 in Asia

Founded: 1889

10. Hoshi University

For Pharmacy

#67 in Japan

#252 in Asia

Founded: 1911

11. Sophia University

For Pharmacy

#69 in Japan

#266 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 13,280
Founded: 1913

12. Showa University

For Pharmacy

#70 in Japan

#270 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1928

13. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Pharmacy

#75 in Japan

#295 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

14. Ochanomizu University

For Pharmacy

#78 in Japan

#298 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 2,075
Founded: 1874

15. Rikkyo University

For Pharmacy

#80 in Japan

#301 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 20,720
Founded: 1922

16. Teikyo University

For Pharmacy

#87 in Japan

#352 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

17. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Pharmacy

#89 in Japan

#364 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 20,285
Founded: 1874

18. Meiji University

For Pharmacy

#95 in Japan

#401 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1881

19. Tokai University

For Pharmacy

#96 in Japan

#403 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1946

20. Tokyo University of the Arts

For Pharmacy

#114 in Japan

#567 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Enrollment: 3,217
Founded: 1949

21. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Pharmacy

#115 in Japan

#577 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1949

22. Tokyo University of Agriculture

For Pharmacy

#123 in Japan

#641 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1891

23. Kogakuin University

For Pharmacy

#129 in Japan

#718 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1887

24. Toyo University

For Pharmacy

#136 in Japan

#781 in Asia

Founded: 1887

25. Tokyo Denki University

For Pharmacy

#139 in Japan

#814 in Asia

Founded: 1907

26. Japan Women's University

For Pharmacy

#140 in Japan

#819 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 6,572
Founded: 1901

27. Tokyo Polytechnic University

For Pharmacy

#142 in Japan

#839 in Asia

Founded: 1966

28. Nippon Medical School

For Pharmacy

#151 in Japan

#997 in Asia

Founded: 1904

29. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Pharmacy

#154 in Japan

#1057 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

Universities for Pharmacy near Tokyo

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
11	Seikei University	92	Musashino
14	University of Electro-Communications	101	Chofu
19	Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology	18	Fuchu
20	Meiji Pharmaceutical University	71	Kiyose
21	Saitama University	31	Saitama
24	Kanagawa University	34	Yokohama
25	Showa Pharmaceutical University	64	Machida
25	Bunkyo University	94	Koshigaya
26	Yokohama National University	51	Yokohama
28	Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Science	42	Hachioji